Installation

gthnk installs on Windows and OSX systems in just a few steps:

  1. create a Python virtual environment called gthnk
  2. install gthnk from PyPI
  3. set up your computer using integration.py install
  4. open Gthnk in your web browser

Windows

First, install Python 3.6 from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/. Then, run the following commands in PowerShell to install System Requirements:

start-process powershell –verb runAs
pip install virtualenv
pip install virtualenvwrapper
pip install virtualenvwrapper-win

Once the requirements are installed, launch cmd.exe and run the following commands to install Gthnk:

cmd.exe
mkvirtualenv gthnk
workon gthnk
easy_install mr.bob==0.1.2
pip install gthnk
python %virtual_env%\Scripts\integration.py install
gthnk

Now Gthnk is available from the command line with gthnk - but there are many ways to access Gthnk.

OS X

Gthnk installs pretty easily on OSX with Homebrew. Make sure you are using the admin user for this process, just like a normal Homebrew operation.

brew install python --universal --framework
brew install pyenv-virtualenv
brew install pyenv-virtualenvwrapper
brew install sqlite
pip install --upgrade pip

Now drop administrative privileges and become your regular user again. OS X installation is accomplished with the following commands, which are entered in the terminal:

mkvirtualenv gthnk
pip install gthnk
integration.py install
open http://localhost:1620

Troubleshooting

  • If mkvirtualenv or pip does not work, then review System Requirements to be sure you have installed everything.
  • If integration.py does not work, then closely read the terminal output to look for any errors.

User Account

The installation script will prompt you to create a user account for gthnk. You will need to use this account to gain access to your journal. Choose a username and a password, then ensure you track that information for later.

File Locations

During the installation process, files are created in the following locations:

  • ~/.virtualenvs - virtualenvwrapper uses this to store all of the python files that are associated with the gthnk virtual environment. This insulates gthnk from any changes to the system, which ensures that it will keep running for years.
  • ~/Library/Gthnk - gthnk itself will store its configuration, database, backups, logs, and exports here. Be sure this folder is backed up somewhere.

Next Steps

Now check out Using the Journal to learn techniques for actually getting stuff done with gthnk.